Cost of living comparison
London is 9.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in London instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP201.25
|
$25.83
£20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP233.45
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.58
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.17
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.61
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP168.49
|
$6.31
£4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.87
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.14
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.91
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.55
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.88
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.72
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.40
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.30
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP402.50
|
$258.31
£202.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,798,690.27
|
$36,531.14
£28,684.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.77
|
$35.26
£27.69
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for housing
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP480.52
|
$41.63
£32.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,347.71
|
$2,834.46
£2,225.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,424.58
|
$2,063.73
£1,620.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP676.75
|
$263.90
£207.22
|
|
pay 20.5 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,325.76
|
$2,333.60
£1,832.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,587.01
|
$27,892.30
£21,901.23
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.44
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.23
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.56
|
$19.76
£15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP919.67
|
$65.66
£51.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.94
|
$16.14
£12.68
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,848.08
|
$96.94
£76.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,448.57
|
$50.55
£39.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,836.91
|
$114.87
£90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,657.16
|
$135.36
£106.29
|
|
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